By Drew Terhall
DailyAdvocate.com
FAIRFIELD — The Versailles Girl Tigers volleyball workforce are District Champions for the eleventh straight yr. They swept Cincinnati Madeira 3-0 at Fairfield Excessive College on Oct. 28 within the Southwest Division III District Finals.
Head coach Liz McNeilan stated the sensation of successful a District Championship by no means will get outdated.
“Yearly, it feels good. These women put within the work every yr. Effectively deserved on their half, very pleased with them,” McNeilan stated.
Versailles took management of the primary set as they jumped out to a 10-2 lead. Junior Taylor Wagner and freshman Kiley Could have been main the cost offensively early on. Each have been in a position to push the ball previous the Amazons protection for the kill.
The Girl Tigers took the primary set, 25-13.
The second set began out slightly nearer. Versailles had a small lead and did have an opportunity to tug away as Madeira referred to as a timeout down 13-8.
After every timeout the Amazons referred to as, they have been in a position to decelerate the Girl Tigers. Versailles couldn’t draw back comfortably till the top.
Versailles received the second set, 25-16.
Then issues obtained slightly bit dicey within the third set. Madeira jumped out to a 5-2 earlier than Versailles stormed again to take a 6-5 lead.
However quickly after, the Amazons regained the lead and stored it for many of the set. McNeilan stated the workforce had an incredible mindset coming in and it confirmed within the first set. The workforce was in a position to hold that mindset after making some errors and dealing with a deficit late.
“We talked loads this week about psychological toughness and simply you’re going to face adversity. You’re going to make errors. I felt like we restricted these errors early on. Not a lot within the second and third units, however they held it collectively once they wanted to,” McNeilan stated.
The serving helped get the Girl Tigers again on observe. McNeilan stated their serving has been one among their finest instruments to date this season.
With the serving, the offense was in a position to get some well timed kills. Wagner, Could and senior Tori Tyo have been in a position to get one down once they wanted it. McNeilan stated she was pleased with her hitters for stepping up in the best moments.
Versailles tied the sport at 22-22 after that they had burned each of their timeouts attempting to decelerate the Amazons. McNeilan stated she doesn’t like calling these timeouts as a result of she desires to see her workforce work by way of the momentum shifts collectively.
The workforce was in a position to reply after every timeout and constructed sufficient momentum to tie the set. From that time on, the Girl Tigers obtained the aces and kills wanted to win 25-23 to finish the sweep and grow to be District Champions.
Because the fifth seed this season, Versailles will transfer on to regionals. They completed the common season 11-11. McNeilan stated the standard of opponents the workforce has confronted, particularly within the MAC, is extra necessary in making ready this workforce for a match run.
“The document is nice, however our power of schedule prepares us for a enjoyable run like this. I’m very pleased with the ladies for sticking with it mentally,” McNeilan stated. “You can shut it in. You see our document and I believe lots of people suppose that generally. However these women are powerful.”
The Girl Tigers will tackle Cincinnati Summit Nation Day, a two seed, on Nov. 2 at Kettering Fairmont at 7:30 p.m. within the Regional Semifinal. Final yr, Versailles swept Summit Nation Day within the Regional Finals to maneuver on to the State Semifinals.
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Originally posted 2023-10-29 00:11:44.